Date: Tue, 05 Dec 1995 00:25:19 -0500 (EST)
From: Chris Purdom
Subject: IWG USA Today letter
The following went out on IWG letterhead (2 congregations, 4 religious
organizations and 16 clergy - if you represent a congregation or
religious organization or are clergy, let us know if you want to be added -
all faiths are welcome). Substantially similar letters (minus the
last paragraph) also went to the San Francisco Examiner and NY Times,
since they all printed the same letter from the CBN:
December 1, 1995
USA Today
1000 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington,VA,22229
Dear Editors:
Pat Robertson would have you believe that he is
threatening to sue TV stations that show PFLAG's ads
because those ads insult his deeply held religious
beliefs. Since when are religious beliefs beyond
criticism? Mr. Robertson regularly attacks all faiths
but his own as false, and his expressed views on
sexual minorities are deeply offensive to those of us
who believe as tenets of OUR religions that homosexual
acts of love are not inherently sinful. Apparently
attacks on Mr. Robertson's faith alone are blasphemy.
Robertson has already done an enormous amount of
damage to free speech, the democratic process, and the
general public's perception of religion. He regularly
attacks his opponents through his Christian Broadcast
Network and then silences their responses with the
high-priced legal talents of his American Center for
Law and Justice. Let us hope for the sake of all
Americans that his dream of controlling the United
States government through his Christian Coalition
never comes to pass.
Thank you for keeping democracy alive by giving PFLAG
the opportunity to run their ad on your editorial
page.
Sincerely,
Barbara Purdom Christopher Purdom
Interfaith Working Group Coordinators